| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) SG - Clifford Taylor (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - James McGahan (fresh) C - John Kravitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) C - Ryan Washington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | James McGahan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Ronald Venegas picks off the pass by James McGahan | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Ronald Venegas is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Ryan Washington blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Ryan Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Kerry | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Shen Chiu misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Ronald Venegas gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Chad Zajicek clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Clifford Taylor and the foul's on Shen Chiu - foul #1 on Shen Chiu, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Anderson (PF), Charles Bell (C) James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Norman Mahr is fouled on the floor by Haywood Davis - foul #1 on Haywood Davis, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), James Fisher (SG) Fred Kerry, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:17 | Akron | Norman Mahr can't connect on a jumper from close range | 6-0 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | George Anderson gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | George Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Zajicek | 6-0 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the board | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Butler (fresh) SG - James Fisher (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) C - Charles Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Akron | Ronald Venegas's pass is intercepted by George Anderson | 6-0 |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | George Anderson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Haywood Davis | 8-0 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Norman Mahr drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Venegas | 8-3 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | George Anderson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Butler and he's fouled by Ronald Venegas - foul #1 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), Clifford Taylor (SG), James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) Stephen Butler, James Fisher, Haywood Davis, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (C) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek, Ryan Washington | |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | George Anderson makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:25 | Akron | Carl Becker knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from George Anderson | 11-5 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | James McGahan can't connect on a floater in the paint | 11-5 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz gets the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | James McGahan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | George Anderson tips it back up and in | 13-5 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Norman Mahr's fadeaway is rejected by John Kravitz | 13-5 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | James McGahan snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Jenkins - foul #1 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Ryan Washington (C) James Jaramillo, George Anderson, Norman Mahr | |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Chad Zajicek | 14-5 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Carl Becker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Kravitz - foul #1 on John Kravitz, team foul #2 | 14-5 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | James McGahan comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Harold Jenkins - foul #2 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bell (C) John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG) Harold Jenkins | |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | James McGahan makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | James McGahan misses the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Ronald Venegas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-6 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Ryan Washington gets the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Shen Chiu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-6 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), James Sullivan (C) Fred Kerry, James McGahan | |
| Subs | Akron | George Anderson (PF) Carl Becker | |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Shen Chiu hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Venegas | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - James Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 15-8 |
| 11:40 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Bell - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Anderson (SG), John Kravitz (C) Clifford Taylor, James Sullivan | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (PF) George Anderson | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz is fouled on the floor by Ronald Venegas - foul #2 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), James McGahan (PF) George Anderson, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG), George Anderson (C) Ronald Venegas, Ryan Washington | |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | James McGahan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Anderson (SF) Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SF) Chad Zajicek | |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | James McGahan makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | James McGahan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:33 | Akron | James McGahan swats the layup by James Jaramillo | 17-9 |
| 10:31 | Akron | George Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Shen Chiu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor (SG) Stephen Butler | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Shen Chiu | |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | George Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 17-9 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | George Anderson tips it in | 19-9 |
| 09:52 | Akron | James Jaramillo double dribbles | 19-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF), Charles Bell (C) George Anderson, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) George Anderson | |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Kerry and he's fouled by James Jaramillo - foul #1 on James Jaramillo, team foul #7 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Anderson (PF) James McGahan | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) Carl Becker | |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor makes the free throw | 22-9 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Shen Chiu can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-9 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Charles Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-9 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-9 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 22-9 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Chad Zajicek hits a shot near the basket | 22-11 |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Anderson and he's fouled by Ryan Washington - foul #1 on Ryan Washington, team foul #8 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) Fred Kerry, George Anderson, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG), George Anderson (PF) James Jaramillo, Norman Mahr | |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses the free throw | 24-11 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Ryan Washington gets the rebound | 24-11 |
| 08:10 | Akron | John Kravitz steals it from Carl Becker | 24-11 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz is hacked by Ryan Washington - foul #2 on Ryan Washington, team foul #9 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Anderson (SG), Charles Bell (SF) Clifford Taylor, Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (PF) Ryan Washington | |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz makes the 1st free throw | 25-11 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-11 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James McGahan (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Becker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Anderson (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Carl Becker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-11 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | James McGahan pulls down the rebound | 26-11 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | George Anderson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Becker - foul #1 on Carl Becker, team foul #10 | 26-11 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | George Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 26-11 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-11 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Carl Becker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-11 |
| 07:08 | Akron | Carl Becker tips it back up and in | 27-13 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz is whistled for a carry | 27-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), Clifford Taylor (SG), Haywood Davis (SF) Stephen Butler, James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG) Carl Becker | |
| 06:30 | Akron | Norman Mahr is whistled for a carry | 27-13 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Fred Kerry | 29-13 |
| 06:01 | Akron | James Jaramillo buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shen Chiu | 29-16 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry is hacked by Chad Zajicek - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #11 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) George Anderson, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (C) George Anderson | |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry makes the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-16 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Norman Mahr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James McGahan - foul #1 on James McGahan, team foul #4 | 31-16 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | James McGahan clanks a jump hook from close range | 31-17 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 04:45 | Akron | James Jaramillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-17 |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz gets the rebound | 31-17 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-17 |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis gets the offensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-17 |
| 04:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Chad Zajicek | 31-17 |
| 04:20 | Akron | James Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-17 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James McGahan | 33-17 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Norman Mahr is hacked by John Kravitz - foul #2 on John Kravitz, team foul #5 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler (PG), James Fisher (SG), George Anderson (SF), Charles Bell (PF), James Sullivan (C) Fred Kerry, Clifford Taylor, Haywood Davis, James McGahan, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF), Ryan Washington (C) James Jaramillo, Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr, Carl Becker | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) SF - George Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - Harold Jenkins (fresh) C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Harold Jenkins clanks a turnaround near the basket | 33-17 |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-17 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | James Fisher clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-17 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Harold Jenkins grabs the board | 33-17 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Ronald Venegas scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by George Anderson | 33-20 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | James Fisher is hacked by Harold Jenkins - foul #3 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #12 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Norman Mahr (PF) Shen Chiu, Harold Jenkins | |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Norman Mahr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-20 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | James Sullivan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-20 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Ryan Washington misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 35-20 |
| 02:06 | Akron | George Anderson snags the offensive board | 35-20 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is whistled for traveling | 35-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor (SG), Haywood Davis (SF), James McGahan (PF), John Kravitz (C) James Fisher, George Anderson, Charles Bell, James Sullivan | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) George Anderson | |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Stephen Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG) Stephen Butler | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:22 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Chad Zajicek | 35-23 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Shen Chiu pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Shen Chiu drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Venegas | 35-25 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | James McGahan drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Kerry | 37-25 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Chad Zajicek drills a floater from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James McGahan | 40-27 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ronald Venegas hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 40-27 |